COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM
2016-2017

The Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) is a highly
selective program for high school students who have a strong interest
in the sciences and mathematics. The SHP holds classes at
Columbia from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. on Saturdays throughout
the academic year. Courses are primarily in the physical,
chemical, biological, behavioral, and computing sciences; and
instructors are scientists and mathematicians who are actively
engaged in research at the University. During the past few years,
the SHP has offered the following courses:

Organic Chemistry

Computer Visualization in Chemistry

Experiments in Genetics and Molecular Bacteriology

Eukaryotic Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation

The Cytoskeleton - Dynamic Scaffolding of the Cell

Principles of Immunology

Human Physiology

Neurobiology of Development and Disease

Psychology of Memory

Mind and Brain

Comparative Psychology

Computer Programming in Java

Number Theory

Groups and Symmetry

Topics in Topology

Calculus in the Complex Plane

Chaos and Fractals

Fossil Fuels and Global Change

Energy Use in a Modern Economy

Concepts in Biological Physics

Optics and Lasers

Electronics and Circuit Theory

Solid-State Physics and Engineering

From Nanoscience to Nanotechnology

Relativity and Cosmology

Exploring Black Holes

Quantum Theory and Its Applications

Elementary Particles - The Basic Building Blocks of Matter

Experiments in Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Introduction to Astrophysics

Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

The program and its courses have no tuition charges; however,
families of SHP participants are asked to consider making
voluntary contributions to help support the program.